Distinctly vs Exactly - What's the difference?
distinctly | exactly |
In a distinct manner.
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(manner) without approximation; precisely.
(focus) Used to provide emphasis.
(Signifies agreement or recognition)
As adverbs the difference between distinctly and exactly
is that distinctly is in a distinct manner while exactly is (manner) without approximation; precisely.As an interjection exactly is
(signifies agreement or recognition).distinctly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
- "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal. "
Antonyms
* indistinctlyexactly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.
- The edge is not exactly straight.
- It was exactly an Eastern gray squirrel.
- He divided the coins exactly in half.
- He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
- His complaint was exactly that she failed to meet the deadline by four days.
Antonyms
* approximatelyInterjection
(en interjection)- So you're saying that we have only three days left? / Yes, exactly !